R.I.P. Scout26
Or is he protected by labeling it "parody"?
Probably not. Generally, the parody must be at least partially lampooning or critiquing the original work. You can't just go and rip off someone's artwork for your own, unrelated purposes and just label it parody, like this seems to.
I was always pleasant, friendly and within arm's reach of a gun.
If government is the answer, it must have been a really, really, really stupid question.